Battened Down
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, MD, recently of the Army Medical Department
Summary: No relief from the autumn gale for those on board HMMS Orontes
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 29th writing prompt (continued from HERE)
October 31, 1880
HMMS Orontes
The October gale raged on and the Orontes remained at sea. Below decks, John Watson’s misery was indescribable.
In two days, fifteen sick men can make close quarters unbearable with their heat, their stench, and their despair. The lucky ones swayed, suspended in hammocks. Others lay moaning in their berths. Too weak to move, Watson sat against the wall clutching a pail. Vomiting would be a relief if he were not already empty.
The ship’s doctor never appeared and the sufferers no longer looked to Watson for help. What use would he be if he could not even help himself?
.oOOo.
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Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, MD, recently of the Army Medical Department
Summary: No relief from the autumn gale for those on board HMMS Orontes
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 29th writing prompt (continued from HERE)
October 31, 1880
HMMS Orontes
The October gale raged on and the Orontes remained at sea. Below decks, John Watson’s misery was indescribable.
In two days, fifteen sick men can make close quarters unbearable with their heat, their stench, and their despair. The lucky ones swayed, suspended in hammocks. Others lay moaning in their berths. Too weak to move, Watson sat against the wall clutching a pail. Vomiting would be a relief if he were not already empty.
The ship’s doctor never appeared and the sufferers no longer looked to Watson for help. What use would he be if he could not even help himself?
.oOOo.
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